1 Corinthians 15
1 But I make known to you, brethren, the gospel that I preached to you, which also you received, in which also you stand,
But let me recall to you, brethren, the Good News which I brought you, which you accepted, and on which you are standing,
2 by which also you are saved, if you hold fast the word which I preached to you, unless you believed in vain.
through which also you are obtaining salvation, if you bear in mind the words in which I proclaimed it--unless indeed your faith has been unreal from the very first.
3 For I delivered to you among the first things, that which I also received: That Christ died for our sins, according to the scriptures;
For I repeated to you the all-important fact which also I had been taught, that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures;
4 and that he was buried; and that he rose again the third day, according to the scriptures;
that He was buried; that He rose to life again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures,
5 and that he was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve;
and was seen by Peter, and then by the Twelve.
6 after that, he was seen by more than five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain till this day; but some have fallen asleep.
Afterwards He was seen by more than five hundred brethren at once, most of whom are still alive, although some of them have now fallen asleep.
7 After that, he was seen by James, then by all the apostles.
Afterwards He was seen by James, and then by all the Apostles.
8 Last of all, he was seen by me also, as one untimely born.
And last of all, as to one of untimely birth, He appeared to me also.
9 For I am the least of the apostles, and I am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
For I am the least of the Apostles, and am not fit to be called an Apostle--because I persecuted the Church of God.
10 But, by the grace of God, I am what I am; and his grace, which was bestowed on me, has not been bestowed in vain: but I have labored more abundantly than they all; not I, however, but the grace of God which was with me.
But what I am I am by the grace of God, and His grace bestowed upon me did not prove ineffectual. But I labored more strenuously than all the rest--yet it was not I, but God's grace working with me.
11 Whether, therefore, I or they, so we preached, and so you believed.
But whether it is I or they, this is the way we preach and the way that you came to believe.
12 But if Christ is preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you, that a resurrection of the dead is impossible?
But if Christ is preached as having risen from the dead, how is it that some of you say that there is no such thing as a resurrection of the dead?
13 But if a resurrection of the dead is impossible, Christ has not been raised.
If there is no such thing as a resurrection of the dead, then Christ Himself has not risen to life.
14 And if Christ has not been raised, then vain is our preaching, and vain also your faith.
And if Christ has not risen, it follows that what we preach is a delusion, and that your faith also is a delusion.
15 We are, indeed, also found false witnesses of God; for we have testified against God, that he raised the Christ, whom he did not raise, if, indeed, the dead are not raised.
Nay more, we are actually being discovered to be bearing false witness about God, because we have testified that God raised Christ to life, whom He did not raise, if in reality none of the dead are raised.
16 For if the dead are not raised, Christ has not been raised;
For if none of the dead are raised to life, then Christ has not risen;
17 and if Christ has not been raised, your faith is vain; you are yet in your sins.
and if Christ has not risen, your faith is a vain thing--you are still in your sins.
18 Then, also, those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.
It follows also that those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.
19 If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men the most miserable.
If in this present life we have a hope resting on Christ, and nothing more, we are more to be pitied than all the rest of the world.
20 But now, Christ has risen from the dead, the first-fruits of those who slept.
But, in reality, Christ has risen from among the dead, being the first to do so of those who are asleep.
21 For, since through man came death, through man comes also the resurrection of the dead.
For seeing that death came through man, through man comes also the resurrection of the dead.
22 For, as in Adam all die, so, also, in Christ shall all be made alive:
For just as through Adam all die, so also through Christ all will be made alive again.
23 but each in his own order; Christ the first-fruit, afterward, those who are Christ’s at his coming.
But this will happen to each in the right order--Christ having been the first to rise, and afterwards Christ's people rising at His return.
24 Then comes the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down every principality and authority and power:
Later on, comes the End, when He is to surrender the Kingship to God, the Father, when He shall have overthrown all other government and all other authority and power.
25 for he must reign till he has put all enemies under his feet.
For He must continue King until He shall have put all His enemies under His feet.
26 The last enemy, Death, shall be destroyed.
The last enemy that is to be overthrown is Death;
27 For he has put all things under his feet. But when the scripture says, that all things are put under him, it is evident that he is excepted, who did put all things under him.
for He will have put all things in subjection under His feet. And when He shall have declared that "All things are in subjection," it will be with the manifest exception of Him who has reduced them all to subjection to Him.
28 And when all things shall have been put under him, then, also, shall the Son himself be subjected to him that did put all things under him, that God may be the all in all.
But when the whole universe has been made subject to Him, then the Son Himself will also become subject to Him who has made the universe subject to Him, in order that GOD may be all in all.
29 For else, what shall those do, who are immersed for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? Why, then, are they immersed for the dead?
Otherwise what will become of those who got themselves baptized for the dead? If the dead do not rise at all, why are these baptized for them?
30 And why are we in danger every hour?
Why also do we Apostles expose ourselves to danger every hour?
31 I protest, by the joy which I have over you in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.
I protest, brethren, as surely as I glory over you--which I may justly do in Christ Jesus our Lord--that I die day by day.
32 If, to speak as a man, I have fought with wild beasts at Ephesus, what advantage is it to me, if the dead rise not? Let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we die.
If from merely human motives I have fought with wild beasts in Ephesus, what profit is it to me? If the dead do not rise, let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we are to die.
33 Be not deceived: Evil communications corrupt good manners.
Do not deceive yourselves: "Evil companionships corrupt good morals."
34 Awake, as you should, to soberness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God. I speak this to your shame.
Wake from this drunken fit; live righteous lives, and cease to sin; for some have no knowledge of God: I speak thus in order to move you to shame.
35 But some one will say: How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come?
But some one will say, "How can the dead rise? And with what kind of body do they come back?"
36 Thoughtless man! That which you sow is not made alive, unless it die;
Foolish man! the seed you yourself sow has no life given to it unless it first dies;
37 and as to that which you sow, you sow not the body that shall be produced, but the naked grain, it may be of wheat, or of some other grain:
and as for what you sow, it is not the plant which is to be that you are sowing, but a bare grain, of wheat (it may be) or of something else, and God gives it a body as He has seen fit,
38 but God gives it a body, as it pleases him; and to every seed, its proper body.
and to each kind of seed a body of its own.
39 All flesh is not the same flesh; but there is one flesh of men, another of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds.
All flesh is not the same: there is human flesh, and flesh of cattle, of birds, and of fishes.
40 There are also bodies celestial, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and that of the terrestrial is another.
There are bodies which are celestial and there are bodies which are earthly, but the glory of the celestial ones is one thing, and that of the earthly ones is another.
41 There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for star differs from star in glory.
There is one glory of the sun, another of the moon, and another of the stars; for star differs from star in glory.
42 So, also, is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption:
It is the same with the resurrection of the dead. The body is sown in a state of decay, it is raised free from decay;
43 it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power:
it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power;
44 it is sown an animal body, it is raised a spiritual body. There is an animal body, and there is a spiritual body.
an animal body is sown, a spiritual body is raised. As surely as there is an animal body, so there is also a spiritual body.
45 So, also, it is written: The first man Adam became a living soul, the last Adam a life-giving spirit.
In the same way also it is written, "The first man Adam became a living animal"; the last Adam is a life-giving Spirit.
46 But that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is animal; and afterward that which is spiritual.
Nevertheless, it is not what is spiritual that came first, but what is animal; what is spiritual came afterwards.
47 The first man is of the earth, earthy; the second man, the Lord from heaven.
The first man is a man of earth, earthy; the second man is from Heaven.
48 As the earthy man was, such also are the earthy; and as the heavenly man is, such also shall the heavenly be.
What the earthy one is, that also are those who are earthy; and what the heavenly One is, that also are those who are heavenly.
49 And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.
And as we have borne a resemblance to the earthy one, let us see to it that we also bear a resemblance to the heavenly One.
50 But this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood can not inherit the kingdom of God, nor does corruption inherit incorruption.
But this I tell you, brethren: our mortal bodies cannot inherit the Kingdom of God, nor will what is perishable inherit what is imperishable.
51 Behold, I declare to you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed
I tell you a truth hitherto kept secret: we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet: For the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the sounding of the last trumpet; for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incapable of decay, and we shall be changed.
53 For this corruptible body must put on incorruptibility; and this mortal body must put on immortality.
For so it must be: this perishable nature must clothe itself with what is imperishable, and this mortality must clothe itself with immortality.
54 And when this corruptible body shall have put on incorruptibility, and this mortal body shall have put on immortality, then shall come to pass the word that is written: Death is swallowed up in victory.
But when this perishable nature has put on what is imperishable, and this mortality has put on immortality, then will the words of Scripture be fulfilled, "Death has been swallowed up in victory."
"Where, O death, is thy victory? Where, O death, is thy sting?" (Hadēs g86)
56 The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.
Now sin is the sting of death, and sin derives its power from the Law;
57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
but God be thanked who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!
58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be firm, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord; for you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
Therefore, my dear brethren, be firm, unmovable, busily occupied at all times in the Lord's work, knowing that your toil is not fruitless in the Lord.
